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Kato Beef GINZA
加藤牛肉店 GINZA
- Ginza, Tokyo
- Steak,Yakiniku/Steak / Hamburger Steak / Steak / Wine
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加藤 敦KATO ATSUSHI
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His Pursuit for Ultimate Beef Led Him to Yamagata Beef
He is the third generation owner of Kato Beef, located in Yokohama. Before he joined his family business, he attended a culinary school after high school. He frequented a meat market in Shibaura, Tokyo to learn everything about beef. His study of branded beef from various places led him to Yamagata beef.
加藤 敦KATO ATSUSHI
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WASHOKU SOUTEN
WASHOKU 蒼天 SOUTEN
- Nagatacho, Tokyo
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Sushi / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling)
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髙橋 賢Ken Takahashi
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Mr. Takahashi delivers ancient and traditional Japanese flavors in a stylish new WASHOKU.
He joined the Shin Yokohama Prince Hotel and was appointed head chef of the main dining room WASHOKU SOUTEN at the opening of The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho in 2016. Paying particular attention to the tableware and presentation, he offers a modern and stylish new WASHOKU with traditional and ancient Japanese flavors. His activities are not limited to the domestic market; he has been invited to gourmet events in Italy, Spain, and other countries, where he has received praise from many gourmets.
髙橋 賢Ken Takahashi
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Torishige
鳥茂
- Shinjuku Station South Exit/Yoyogi, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / Kushiyaki (grilled skewers) / Wine / General
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酒巻 祐史SAKAMAKI YUJI
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Whilst looking at the figures of his grandfather and father cooking, he joined the long line of people making grilled offal dishes.
He is the third generation owner of the grilled cuisine restaurant ‘Toshige', made in 1950. He entered this world at the age of 23 and afterwards, joined the line of ‘Torishige' owners and decided on developing the art of grilling offal. His teachers were his grandfather, from the first generation and his father, from the second. Due to his father's sudden and early passing, he became the restaurant owner at a young age.
酒巻 祐史SAKAMAKI YUJI
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Toriyoshi Naka-Meguro
鳥よし 中目黒店
- Nakameguro, Tokyo
- Yakitori/Kushiyaki (grilled skewers),Japanese / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Chicken / Sake
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山口 晶Akira Yamaguchi
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The key to keep offering tasty yakitori is generous careful preparation
Mr. Akira Yamaguchi was born in 1972 in Kyoto prefecture. He changed his job from an office worker to a chef. After working at a Japanese restaurant and another yakitori (chicken skewer) restaurant, he joined [Toriyoshi]. Based on his belief that [techniques are required because it's simple], he improved his techniques such as the eyes for selecting ingredients, preparing and grilling. Currently he is in charge of the kitchen of [Toriyoshi Naka-Meguro]. The style of [Toriyoshi] is that the staff prepares everything to serve [Date-dori Chicken], from cutting to skewering them. He sincerely faces [Date-dori Chicken] to grill the ultimate skewers while bringing out its savory taste.
山口 晶Akira Yamaguchi
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Moritaya Tokyo Marunouchi Branch
モリタ屋 東京丸の内店
- Marunouchi, Tokyo
- Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices)/Sukiyaki (hot pot stew),Japanese / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew) / Japanese Beef Steak / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices)
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矢嶋 健YAJIMA KEN
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From a genuine love of fish to developing an interest in meat cuisine through his work with food
Born in 1968 in Tokyo, he was always interested in working with food, and as a lover of fish, started working in Tsukiji as a purchaser and handler of ingredients. Afterwards, his work at a company in the restaurant industry also deepened his appreciation for wines and meat dishes. He joined the Moritaya Tokyo Marunouchi Branch in December 2003, gaining a sommelier certification at around the same time.
矢嶋 健YAJIMA KEN
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Celadon
セラドン
- Sasazuka, Tokyo
- Thai/Vietnamese,Other Asian / Thai / Thai Curry / Imported Beer
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マナ アモンラッタプーンMANA AMONRATTAPUN
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The true essence of service refined in Thailand - broad smiles that brighten up your day in Japan
He was born in the province of Tak in Thailand in 1966. He worked as a hotelier for the Oriental Hotel Group in Thailand, and was engaged in the service industry in roles such as tour guides. After coming to Japan in 1997, he trained at a Thai dining restaurant in the city center of Tokyo, and was in charge of the front of house. He possesses a cheerful spirit with an unfaltering smile, and was put in charge of the dining area of "Celadon" ever since it opened in 2000.
マナ アモンラッタプーンMANA AMONRATTAPUN
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Nishi Azabu Bancho
西麻布 晩鶏
- Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / General / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Chicken
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荻田 直紀OGITA NAOKI
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In desire of the betterment of yakitori, the grilled chicken dish of the people of Japan
Coming from Kagawa, his family managed a restaurant and cookery was present nearby from his childhood onward. So it's only natural he came to love food and chose to work at a restaurant for his university part-time job. After graduation, he engaged in training at Japanese-style and Japanese traditional restaurants, realizing his long-sought independence after his experience at a yakitori (grilled chicken) shop. Yakitori has the potential to be a dish of national ranking; he wants to take this food of the people and elevate it even further through the addition of flavor, hospitality, and accommodation to his customers.
荻田 直紀OGITA NAOKI
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Ginza Asami
銀座 あさみ
- Shimbashi/Shiodome, Tokyo
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kyoto Cuisine
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浅見 健二ASAMI KENJI
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Being faithful to the fundamentals, a chef highly trained in Japanese cuisine
Genji Asami is a native of Tokyo City. Having a father who ran a fruit and vegetable business, he embarked on the path to becoming a chef because he liked to cook. After graduating from the culinary academy, Kagakuen, he trained at Buan, a Kyo-ryori (special style of Japanese cuisine) restaurant in Kudanshita, as well as several other establishments. When he was 38, he was hired at Kyoaji Tennouzuairu-ten, located in Shinbashi. After that, he set off on his own and opened Ginza Asami in 2000, which he continues to cook to the present day.
浅見 健二ASAMI KENJI
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Unagi Kushiyaki Shinten
うなぎ 串焼 心天
- Ningyocho/Kodenmacho, Tokyo
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Kushiyaki (grilled skewers) / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl)
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林 成Rin Sei
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A part-time job in Toyko led him down the path to where he is today.
When he was 21, Sei Rin came to Okinawa as an exchange student from China, after which he went to Tokyo. He trained for 5 years in the restaurant Unashin in Shimbashi, before opening Unagi Kushiyaki Shinten 5 years ago.
林 成Rin Sei
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Hang Dong
韓灯 ハンドゥン
- Tsukishima, Tokyo
- Korean,Other Asian / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Korean / Makgeolli
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金 英徳KIMU YONDOKU
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Taught by his mother, his flavours are based on home cooking from his childhood.
Brought up with his mothers Korean style cooking, Korean cuisine forms the base of his flavor. In his 20s he did cooking training for 2 years. Afterwards he returned back to Kyushu, where he help out at his mothers restaurant. Nine years ago he moved with his mother to Tokyo, where they both now reside.
金 英徳KIMU YONDOKU
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NIRVANA New York
ニルヴァーナ ニューヨーク
- Roppongi, Tokyo
- Indian,Other Asian / Indian / Asian Creative Cuisine / Indian Curry
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杉山 幸誠SUGIYAMA KOSEI
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Putting various food experiences to use, sets his sights on a continuously evolving cuisine
Born in Tokyo, 1974. While training at [Grand Bleu] in Roppongi famous for Californian cuisine, he met a chef and was influenced to change his path to French cuisine. Afterwards, working at cafes and Japanese restaurants, as well as experiencing food abroad, by fate he was welcomed into [NIRVANA New York] restaurant. Their concept of "constant culinary evolution" matched that of the chef who had experienced various cuisine genres. He is still devoted to pursuing Indian cuisine, but always thinking outside of the box.
杉山 幸誠SUGIYAMA KOSEI
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Gazan Garden
雅山GARDEN
- Azabu-Juban, Tokyo
- Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices)/Sukiyaki (hot pot stew),Japanese / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew) / Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ)
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胡子 秀樹EBISU HIDEKI
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Starting his career as a chef, he later learned balance working as a consultant.
Born in Hiroshima in 1959, he had always dreamed of being a chef, and joined Tokyo's Crescent restaurant at age 20. Before he started in the kitchen, he worked as waiter, and came to understand the allure of hospitality, developing an interest in customer relations. Afterwards, he worked in management at a consulting firm, and in 2012 joined Sennohana, a Michelin Star-rated restaurant. Currently, he heads Gazan Garden as general manager.
胡子 秀樹EBISU HIDEKI
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Chisana Kura Dareyame
小さな蔵 だれやめ
- Kinshicho/Sumiyoshi, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake
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福永 健太Kenta Fukunaga
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He started down the path to becoming a chef by discovering the potential of the world of the culinary arts
He studied economics day and night as a student, and studied business management during his time abroad. When he returned to Japan, he developed an interest in the world of cooking, and officially started down the path of becoming a chef. After an experience as the manager and head chef of a restaurant in Tokyo, he struck out on his own. He now exercises his skills at "Chisanakura Dareyame". Using his previous background in business management, he has created a place where anyone can feel comfortable while enjoying their food and drinks. His restaurant gets plenty of repeat customers.
福永 健太Kenta Fukunaga
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Kushikatsu Chisen
串喝 知仙
- Roppongi, Tokyo
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Kushiage (deep-fried skewers) / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes)
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猪狩 博之IGARI HIROYUKI
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Our chef is particular about his ingredients, and he's captured the hearts of his longtime regulars
Born January 27th, 1955, in Ibaraki Prefecture. As the youngest child of four siblings, he naturally found himself in the kitchen in the place of his harried parents. After graduating from high school he went to work for a hotel in Atami and Japanese food restaurants in Tokyo. In 1975, when Chisen was first founded, he knew the owner so he helped him start the business. A few years later the owner invited him to come to work for him officially. By 1985 he had worked his way to becoming our head chef. He heads to Tsukiji Fish Market each day to select his fresh, seasonal ingredients by hand.
猪狩 博之IGARI HIROYUKI
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Japanese Restaurant SEIZAN
日本料理 晴山
- Tamachi/Mita, Tokyo
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes)
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山本 晴彦Haruhiko Yamamoto
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We pride ourselves on our dashi, the foundation of Japanese cuisine
Born on September 5th, 1979 in Ashikaga City, Tochigi prefecture. Seeing how his cooking made his parents happy, he realized the gentle appeal of food, and decided to become a chef. After graduating from Ecole Tsuji Tokyo, he moved to Gifu prefecture to study under one of the school's special lecturers, Seiji Takada, and work at his restaurant "Takada Yassho". At the young age of 25 he became the manager of another branch of Yassho, and at 31 opened his own restaurant in Tokyo, called Seizan, and has been working there since.
山本 晴彦Haruhiko Yamamoto
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Ampuku Ikebukuro
あんぷく 池袋店
- Ikebukuro West Exit, Tokyo
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / General / Udon (noodles) / Curry Udon (noodles)
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安江 勇治YASUE YUJI
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Our young chef studied under master creative Japanese chef Rokusaburo Michiba to master the art of culinary harmony
As the son of the owner of Western-style restaurant Ampuku, our chef has been accustomed to working in the kitchen since a young age. He got his start as a chef at the age of 19, working for a restaurant that served course banquets in Gifu, before refining his skills at places like Poisson Rokusaburo in Akasaka, Tokyo. During these studies he took part in founding the creative Japanese restaurant NINJA in New York, famed for elegant and captivating dishes. After returning to Japan he decided to follow in his father's footsteps and found his own eatery: Ampuku, serving original udon dishes.
安江 勇治YASUE YUJI
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Hakata Hotaru Azabujuban
博多ほたる 麻布十番店
- Azabu-Juban, Tokyo
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / General / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood
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斉藤 俊輔SAITO SHUNSUKE
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His mother's smiling face ignited a spark in him.
When he was in the second grade, he made a cake with his elder sister and let his mother try it. Her delighted expression and praise for the delicious cake gave rise to his feelings of wanting to bring joy to other people besides his mother. Hence, he decided to become a chef when he was in the fourth grade.
斉藤 俊輔SAITO SHUNSUKE
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Edo Soba Teuchidokoro Asada
江戸蕎麦手打處あさだ
- Asakusabashi, Tokyo
- Soba (noodles),Japanese / General / Duck / Soba (noodles)
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粕谷 育功KASUYA YASUNORI
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A classic restaurant run by an eighthgeneration soba artist who creates stylish cuisine out of buckwheat.
From Tokyo. He is the eighth generation to manage the family soba (buckwheat noodles) restaurant. He intended to continue the family business after graduating from university, but decided to study Japanese cuisine beyond soba noodles at Ginza's Rokusantei in order to bring the restaurant into a new age. Afterward, he worked concurrently at both a Japanese culinary inn in Atami and a catering fish market, studying the fundamentals of Japanese cuisine and fish wholesaling. He studied at the sushi shop Aoyagi in Tokyo and handmade soba restaurants-then returned to take over Asada, where he remains today.
粕谷 育功KASUYA YASUNORI
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Tempura Kurokawa
てんぷら黒川
- Tsukiji, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Tendon/Tenjyu (tempura bowl)
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黒川 丈士KUROKAWA TAKESHI
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He learned evrything about tempura from three masters.
He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa in 1958. After graduating from high school, he joined "Issinkai", established in 1905 and the only organisation introducing Japanese cuisine and specializing in tempura (battered and deep-fried food), and went around to various famous restaurants. After his 10 years of apprenticeship, he joined a group to start up a tempura restaurant in an old ANA hotel. He handled the culinary responsibilities at that same shop for 10 years. Through a connection after that, he opened his own restaurant "Tempura Kurokawa" at Tsukiji, leading to the present.
黒川 丈士KUROKAWA TAKESHI
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Sushi Iwase
すし岩瀬
- Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sushi
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岩瀬 健治IWASE KENJI
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Trained at "Sushi Sho" affiliated restaurants
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture. Having been an office worker first, he started out late at the age of 21. But fate allowed him to begin training at a restaurant affiliated with Sushi Sho. After working at Nishi-Azabu's Sushi Sho Masa, Aoyama's Sushi Ko (now in Omotesando), and Shinjuku's Takumi Tatsuhiro he went out on his own in September of 2012.
岩瀬 健治IWASE KENJI
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